Water refill points in Escorca
Lluc is the water stop of the Tramuntana. The mapped points sit around the monastery — among them the named sa Font Cuberta and Font des Pedregaret — with one more out west along the Ma-10 towards the reservoirs. On a big mountain day this is where you fill, because the roads either side of it have almost nothing.
Every classic approach converges here: the Coll de sa Batalla up from Caimari, the high Ma-10 in from Sóller past Cúber and Gorg Blau, and the long road down from Pollença. All three are exposed, none of them has dependable water in between, and the descents are fast enough that you will not notice you are empty until the next climb starts.
Two things about mountain fonts. They are not municipal street taps: several are stone basins fed by a spring, and a spring runs to the season rather than to the tap. At the end of a dry summer flow drops and the water can taste of the rock it came through. And there is nothing in the data about spout height, so expect to work at getting a 750 ml bottle under a low stone lip.
These are OpenStreetMap records maintained by volunteers, and the date under the answer above is when we last pulled the data rather than when anyone stood at the basin. Use the island-wide drinking-water and bottle-refill map to see what exists on the far side of your pass, check the climbs on this site for how long each side actually is, and for a hot day at altitude read our cycling safety guidance for Mallorca.
Common questions
Is the water at these fonts drinkable?
The dataset carries no water-quality field, so this page will not tell you a given font is potable — only that it is mapped as a drinking-water point. Be more careful here than in a town: a spring-fed basin in the mountains is not treated mains water. Skip anything with visible growth, floating debris or standing water, and if the flow is a trickle rather than a stream, treat it as a last resort. The Ajuntament d’Escorca is the local authority for the municipality.
Where are sa Font Cuberta and Font des Pedregaret?
Both are close to the monastery rather than out on the passes — Font des Pedregaret a little further out to the northeast. That location is the point: they are reachable in the few hundred metres where every Tramuntana route crosses, so you can fill without adding a climb to your day.
Is there water on the Ma-10 between Lluc and Sóller or Pollença?
One mapped point out west along the Ma-10 near the reservoirs, and effectively nothing else. Those are long, high, shadeless stretches. Fill at Lluc, carry two bottles in summer, and plan the day so the monastery falls in the middle rather than at the end.
Relevant cycling laws
Spanish road rules that apply when you use this category of place. Click through for the full text, fines and BOE citation.
- Helmet requirements for cyclists in MallorcaOn interurban roads a helmet is compulsory. Three narrow exemptions — long climbs, extreme heat, accredited medical reasons — still apply until 30 September 2026 and disappear on 1 October 2026. In town, only riders under 16.
- Bike lights and reflective gear required at nightWhite front light and red rear light from sunset to sunrise, in tunnels and in low visibility. On interurban roads a reflective garment visible at 150 m is required too.